C#•3y ago

❔ how to make an API call

I have tried looking up tutorials but they ended up making me more confused. I want to take a string, generate an API call from that, then download the response.
The API takes a URL-encoded string, and returns a link to a wav file, which I'd like to download. Is that possible?
here's the link to the API I'd like to try using:
https://tts.cyzon.us/
https://github.com/calzoneman/aeiou/blob/master/docs/usage-guidelines.md

GitHub

aeiou/usage-guidelines.md at master · calzoneman/aeiou

node.js web interface to silly text to speech things - aeiou/usage-guidelines.md at master · calzoneman/aeiou

Chris TCCOP•3/16/23, 11:01 AM

someone sent me this, which is what they personally use to interact with a different API. Could this potentially be adapted for my use?
I've tried understanding it but I can't...

TeBeCo•3/16/23, 11:02 AM

you probably followed the wrong tutorial

TeBeCo•3/16/23, 11:02 AM

just use

HttpClient

HttpClient

TeBeCo•3/16/23, 11:02 AM

and call for a Post

TeBeCo•3/16/23, 11:02 AM

and give it your class directly

TeBeCo•3/16/23, 11:02 AM

never use JOIbject directly

TeBeCo•3/16/23, 11:03 AM

never use or <== these are official dead / obsolete

TeBeCo•3/16/23, 11:03 AM

for reading you'll do the same

TeBeCo•3/16/23, 11:03 AM

create a class that look like the response

TeBeCo•3/16/23, 11:03 AM

and give the type to the httpclient

TeBeCo•3/16/23, 11:03 AM

it will read it for you

TeBeCo•3/16/23, 11:04 AM

the actual trick here is to stop looking at tutorial

TeBeCo•3/16/23, 11:04 AM

and look at the docs

ero•3/16/23, 11:07 AM

if you know it downloads a wav file, why are you saving it as an mp3 lol

Thinker•3/16/23, 11:08 AM

ero•3/16/23, 11:09 AM

using on the first 2

Thinker•3/16/23, 11:10 AM

afaik you shouldn't be

using

using

HttpClient

HttpClient

ero•3/16/23, 11:10 AM

you should

ero•3/16/23, 11:10 AM

that's why it implements idisposable

ero•3/16/23, 11:10 AM

so you can dispose it

Thinker•3/16/23, 11:10 AM

anyway, that's how you should do it

ero•3/16/23, 11:11 AM

the idea is to not create a new client every time if you do a lot of requests

ero•3/16/23, 11:11 AM

so you create one static long running client for the whole app

Eero you should

Pobiega•3/16/23, 11:11 AM

Very bad idea to phrase it like this.

Pobiega•3/16/23, 11:14 AM

MS docs repeatedly show that you should not be , as that pattern is never the correct one for httpclients. You should have a static one, or use the factory.

TThinker ```cs HttpClient client = new(); var response = await client.GetAsync(url); var ...

TeBeCo•3/16/23, 11:17 AM

TeBeCo•3/16/23, 11:20 AM

Eero if you know it downloads a wav file, why are you saving it as an mp3 lol

Chris TCCOP•3/16/23, 11:21 AM

that's what someone sent me as their own version

Chris TCCOP•3/16/23, 11:21 AM

not made for me

Chris TCCOP•3/16/23, 11:21 AM

but for me to use as a base

TeBeCo•3/16/23, 11:22 AM

they are not awesome if they are using obsolete code

TeBeCo•3/16/23, 11:22 AM

and bad JObject

TeBeCo•3/16/23, 11:22 AM

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

TThinker ```cs HttpClient client = new(); var response = await client.GetAsync(url); var ...

Chris TCCOP•3/16/23, 11:22 AM

huh? just declaring it like this works?

Chris TCCOP•3/16/23, 11:22 AM

I thought you had to call a method or something

Pobiega•3/16/23, 11:22 AM

there are method calls in that snippet

Thinker•3/16/23, 11:22 AM

Well you still call a method

PPobiega MS docs repeatedly show that you should _not_ be `using HttpClient client = new(...

FusedQyou•3/16/23, 11:23 AM

I think the reason why they advice against is is because it is bad performance wise do constantly make a new HttpClient, and you should reuse the same client.

FusedQyou•3/16/23, 11:23 AM

Because it does stuff in the background when you create one

FusedQyou•3/16/23, 11:23 AM

But don't quote me on that

Pobiega•3/16/23, 11:23 AM

no, it has to do with connection pool exhaustion

Pobiega•3/16/23, 11:23 AM

its not performance related